George Edward Scutt ca 1870-1935

[Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Friday 31 October 1902. "ON THE WATER CHUTE". A DISASTROUS TRIP. In the Westminster County Court, yesterday Judge and a jury had before them action brought by George Edward Scutt, a builder, to recover damages for injuries received on the "water chute" at Crystal Palace. Mr Morton Smith, opening plaintiffs case, said that the day on the police fete at the Crystal Palace his client and his wife went down the shute in the front seat of the boat. The fall into the water was most violent, and plaintiff was thrown into the air, breaking his leg as he fell again. If the boats had two handles such accidents could not happen. The boatman said this was the only accident, during the time the chute had been at work. The engineer to the company stated that this season over a million persons were carried on the chute. The centre rail was tried, and abandoned as dangerous. The jury found there was no negligence on the part of the defendants, and that the plaintiff contributed to the accident.] [Scutt, George Edward carrying on business at 163 Waterloo Road, Lambeth, in the county of London in partnership with Arthur Cole, trading as R.C.Scutt and Son, Builders and Contractors High Court of Justice in Bankruptcy 361 of 1903. Discharge suspended for two years and six months.Bankrupt, George Edward Scutt, to be discharged as from 16th September 1906. Public Examination was concluded on the 30th June 1903. Bankrupt's assets are not of a value equal to 10s. in the pound on the amount of his unsecured liabilities; that the bankrupt, George Edward Scutt, had omitted to keep such books of account as are usual and proper in the business carried on by him, and as sufficiently disclose his business transactions and financial position within the three years immediately preceding his bankruptcy; had continued to trade after knowing himself to be insolvent; and had contributed to his bankruptcy by rash and hazardous speculation. G E S - 65yr. GEORGE EDWARD SCUTT, Deceased. Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925. All persons having claims against the estate of the above deceased, late of 29 Palmerston Road, Wimbledon, Surrey, who died on the 26th day of November 1935 and administration to whose estate was granted on the 22nd day of May 1936 are required to send written particulars to the undersigned by the 30th day of July 1936, after which date the administratrix will distribute the deceased's estate, having regard only to valid claims then notified. Dated this 25th day of May 1936. H. H. JAMBS, 154 Worple Road, Wimbledon, S.W.20, Solicitor for the Administratrix.]